parts of the country to cover themselves up, to wear a burqa. we saw signs everywhere outside beauty salons that have images of women's faces that have been defaced, covered in spray paint and graffiti. and we heard today from the u.n. secretary-general again saying that this is a real problem that the taliban are not living up to some of the promises that they made with regard to women and girls. and that's a big part of why the u.s. and others are not going ahead and unfreezing that aid that the taliban so desperately wants to try to prevent an economic collapse, pamela. >> cnn's clarissa ward in islamabad, thank you. coming up -- dead drops and alias secrets hidden in a sandwich. how a navy engineer and his wife allegedly tried to sell nuclear secrets, up next.